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There was an Ernest Coldham mentioned in Dec 1872 of "Downham" in the 1891 Census, though it might not be the same one.
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G COLDHAM

Hi Vicki,
Your Vendyback --Van der Beck's from Cambs caught my attention.
There were some De Coldham's in the 1220's from Cambridgeshire eg: Eustachius de Coldham. And my YDNA shows some De Beck 'ancestral cousin; connections back to the 1500's
Have any male Vendyback's done YDNA tests?
Are they Haplogroup I1?

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Gerard COLDHAM
(uk)

My ancestor Abraham Vendyback (Bendyback/Bendy) ‘appeared’ and then ‘disappeared’! He’s first found in Medbourne, Leics in 1778 when he married Ann Ashby. I have a suspicion he may come form the Van de Beck family in Thorney, Cambs, but I’ve never been able to find a baptism. Then his last child is born in 1795 and he completely disappears from the record. There’s no burial for him and in 1799 his wife, Ann is recorded as having an illegitimate child in the parish registers. He’s definitely my most frustrating brick wall!

Hello there,
I tried emailing you this at XXX  but it got rejected.
I saw some of your posts there ref Gaudern back in Apr 2006.

There are a lot of uncanny links between Coldham, Gaudern and Gawdy;
one being in Redenhall, Suffolk where there was a Coldham Hall and a Gawdy Hall.

I should mention that i have FRANE ancestry.
Hence the area of of HANSLOPE-GAYHURST in Buckinghamshire was of prime interest as Gayhurst belonged to a certain Osulf Fil-Frane. I only discovered yesterday there were GAUDERN's in Hanslope, and a Michaelis de Hamslape who was warden of Rockingham Castle (Northants) in 1104-06.

I believe the name GAUDERN might be a corruption of Wardon (wardon) which would have been (Li) GUARDEN after 1066..
Do you know anything about the medieval history of the GAUDERN's?

Osulf Fil Frane's ancestor, Fraena Eorl, also held Rockingham Castle & feoffs in Peterborough; which is in the same area as the later Gaudern families of Northants.
I have many GORDON DNA matches which very probably means that this GAUDERN line was part of my ancestry.

I also do not (yet) understand the cross-linkage between Frane/Gaudern/Gordon & Gawdy.

I would be delighted with any scraps of info on the Gaudern's as I have no info. 

ps: has any male GAUDERN taken a YDNA test? If not, i recommend they do so, i am just setting up a COLDHAM surname page...& can advise them how to get a test at a very discounted price.

Sincerely

Gerard Coldham

London Uk
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